Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Collection

CARNIVORE (DCS1000): FBI Files on Their Email and Electronic Communication Monitoring Software

The below documents began being published here on The Black Vault in 2018, as the FBI released them. The final…

June 27, 2024

FBI Files: The Gangster Era through Modern Day Criminals

The following list of documents pertain to famous gangsters and the men who caught them.  Declassified Files on Gangsters &…

June 25, 2024

FBI Files: Sports Figures

Background The following is a list of FBI files on different sports figures throughout the decades.  Declassified Sports Figure FBI…

May 30, 2024

The FBI’s Pre-Processed List of Previously Released Files

Background When Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests are processed by the FBI, they will sometimes send CD's (or printed…

May 8, 2024

FBI Public Access Line (PAL) Manuals

This FOIA release reveals details about the FBI's Public Access Line (PAL) policies and procedures. These documents offer a procedural insight…

May 3, 2024

Declassified FBI Cyber Threat Assessment Illuminates 2008 Digital Dangers

After a seven-year effort to obtain information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) through a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR),…

April 5, 2024

Former FBI Director James Comey Emails With Keyword: Trump

In March of 2018, The Black Vault filed a FOIA request (case 1401549-000) to the FBI for the following: "...…

April 3, 2024

FBI Files: Directors, Agents and Personnel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Background The following are FBI files of prominent FBI figures and agents. Many of the files are broken into different…

March 27, 2024

FBI High Visibility Memoranda

Background An FBI High Visibility Memorandum is an internal document used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to communicate…

March 27, 2024

FBI File: “War Plans”

Below, you will find the released portions of FBI File 62-HQ-81484, as sent to The Black Vault. Also archived, are…

March 6, 2024